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Doris M Sater Ellerhoff

Birth	:	26 Aug 1917 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	20 Oct 2020 West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Bromley Cemetery, Bromley, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate	:	-43.5384980, 172.6862960
Description	:	Doris M. Ellerhoff, 103, of Middletown, passed away at 11:27p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Great River Hospice House following a stroke. Born August 26, 1917 in Burlington, she was the daughter of Lurton Henry and Clara Luella (Sellers) Sater. Doris attended Middletown School, Horace Mann the first year it was open, and graduated from Burlington High School in 1935. She attended Parsons College, where she was a member of Elzevir Sorority, which was a women's literary society, until she was brought home by her older brother for "having too much fun." She then graduated from Burlington... Read More	Doris M. Ellerhoff, 103, of Middletown, passed away at 11:27p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Great River Hospice House following a stroke. Born August 26, 1917 in Burlington, she was the daughter of Lurton Henry and Clara Luella (Sellers) Sater. Doris attended Middletown School, Horace Mann the first year it was open, and graduated from Burlington High School in 1935. She attended Parsons College, where she was a member of Elzevir Sorority, which was a women's literary society, until she was brought home by her older brother for "having too much fun." She then graduated from Burlington Junior College and went on to receive her bachelor's degree in home economics education with a minor in physical education from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1941. She married Milton C. Ellerhoff on November 14, 1942 in Middletown. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary just prior to his death on January 25, 1993. Milton had been drafted earlier in 1942 into the US Army where he served as a military policeman during World War II. After they were married, they were stationed at Ft Riley, KS for a short time and then in Monterey, CA at Ft Ord until the end of the war. While in Monterey, Doris worked in a sardine cannery and at the PX as a soda jerk before being promoted to cashier. When they returned to Iowa after the war, they made their home in Middletown and Doris was a homemaker, devoted to raising their three children. Doris was a life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church in Middletown before the church was closed in December 2014. She was a very active member in her church community. She served as a Deacon, belonged to Women's Association where she held the offices of secretary and president, sang in the church choir, was a member of Mariners where she and her husband were officers, she was a Youth Fellowship leader, and taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School. Doris and Milton's home was next door to the church manse and they often had close relationships and lasting friendships with the pastors and frequently had them and their families in their home for meals. Since the closure of her church, she has attended St Paul United Church of Christ in West Burlington. She was a member of Rural Youth, which is where she met her husband during a roller-skating party. She was a member of the PTA, an RSVP volunteer, a member of Middletown Garden Club, served as an election judge for many years, attended Queenagers at the Y, and Primetime at the West Burlington Christian Church. Doris was smart, fun, kind, funny, strong, loving, selfless, humble, accepting, open-minded, and generous. She was the anchor and matriarch of her family. Everyone was welcome in her home and she was loved by all who knew her. She was a caregiver in her home for her mother and her father-in-law and for her father in Florida. She was very philanthropic and donated regularly to numerous charities. She highly valued education and has been sponsoring the education of a little girl in Uganda through Give Us Wings. Doris was an incredible cook. She enjoyed cooking, baking, reading recipes, and hosting family dinners every Sunday between 1979 and 2013 when a fractured hip and declining eyesight led her to prefer going out to eat on Sundays. Her Christmas fudge, cookies, candy, cranberry salad, and lime pickles are family favorites. Doris's husband always said his favorite restaurant was her kitchen, but her kitchen was not her favorite restaurant; she always enjoyed going out to eat whenever she had the chance. She was a gifted and meticulous seamstress; she loved to sew and look at patterns. She gardened and canned the fruits of their labor with the love of her life. She enjoyed watching game shows, variety shows, travelogues, soap operas, and comedies. She loved live theater and music, attending numerous plays, concerts, and musicals. Doris enjoyed playing pinochle weekly with her husband and their friends for many years. She loved animals, especially cats. Although Doris had many fulfilling activities and hobbies, her favorite by far was being a hands-on grandma to her grandchildren who brought so much joy to her life. Although she never taught in a classroom after her student teaching, she taught her children and grandchildren so much about cooking, baking, sewing, and life, and was always there to help with homework and studying. Although Doris never had a driver's license, she traveled all over North America. She traveled regularly to Texas and later to Florida to visit and care for her dad. She loved travel and went on many bus trips with her husband, her cousin, and several friends. She also enjoyed going on road and train trips with her children and grandchildren and on fishing trips with her husband and their friends. She had a life-long fear of flying until she was 88 and ended up going on three big trips that required air travel after that, most recently at age 98. Doris was an excellent map reader, navigator, and an efficient packer; she could pack for a seventeen-day bus trip in only a carry-on, sometimes not even knowing where she was going, as she loved mystery trips. She loved to go places; if the car was going, she wanted to be in it. Doris was young at heart. She delighted in telling people how old she was to see their stunned reactions, as she always looked twenty to thirty years younger than she was. She never thought of herself as old; she was 103 going on 60. She lived alone in her own home until January 5th of this year when she had a stroke. Following seven weeks of rehabilitation, she lived at Sunnybrook Assisted Living for two months but due to the pandemic, in May she moved in with her granddaughter, Jill, in Burlington, where Jill and Doris's daughter, Becky, cared for her until her death. She was preceded in death by her parents; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Elsie (Hoh) and Fred Ellerhoff; her husband; brothers, Floyd and Wayne Sater; sisters-in-law Wilma Sandell, Martha Ann Sater, and Frances Obermann; brothers-in-law Ralph Obermann, and Wesley Sandell; numerous cousins and close friends; toddler sister Dorothy Mae Sater and infant brother Kenneth Wilbur Sater.

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Where is Doris M Sater Ellerhoff's memorial?
Doris M Sater Ellerhoff's memorial is located at: Bromley Cemetery, Bromley, Christchurch City, New Zealand.
When did Doris M Sater Ellerhoff death?
Doris M Sater Ellerhoff death on 20 Oct 2020 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Doris M Sater Ellerhoff's memorial?
Latitude: -43.5384980
Longitude: 172.6862960

Family Members:

Parent

Lurton Henry Sater

(1874 - 1973)

Clara Luella Sellers Sater

(1884 - 1965)

Spouse

Milton Carl Ellerhoff

(1908 - 1993)

Siblings

(1911 - 2010)

(1915 - 1916)

(1922 - 1922)

(1927 - 2009)

Children

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bromley Cemetery
Bromley, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5384980, 172.6862960

2. Canterbury Memorial Gardens and Crematorium
Bromley, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5420790, 172.6893340

3. Canterbury Provincial Memorial
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Coordinate: -43.5329620, 172.6896830

4. Ruru Lawn Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.5322470, 172.6918010

5. Linwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.5299220, 172.6828180

6. Memorial Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.5291840, 172.6877410

7. Woolston Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.5559770, 172.6825880

8. Avonside Anglican Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.5265780, 172.6585100

9. Blessed Sacrament Cathedral
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Coordinate: -43.5384250, 172.6458880

10. Barbadoes Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.5230370, 172.6458760

11. All Saints Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.4999650, 172.6865820

12. Addington Cemetery
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Coordinate: -43.5434880, 172.6235790

13. Sydenham Cemetery
Sydenham, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5582330, 172.6254900

14. Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery
Lyttelton, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5985240, 172.7226520

15. Lyttelton Cemetery
Lyttelton, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.6018530, 172.7255220

16. St Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery
Papanui, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.4966540, 172.6067210

17. St Peter's Anglican Churchyard
Upper Riccarton, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5317570, 172.5701330

18. Waimairi Cemetery
Burnside, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.4997760, 172.5773860

19. Mount Magdala Cemetery
Halswell, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5622700, 172.5672600

20. Belfast Cemetery
Belfast, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.4532460, 172.6424400

21. Diamond Harbour Cemetery
Diamond Harbour, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.6237700, 172.7410400

22. St. Mary's Anglican Church Cemetery
Halswell, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5794830, 172.5686440

23. St Cuthbert's Cemetery
Governors Bay, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.6326900, 172.6458000

24. Avonhead Memorial Cemetery
Avonhead, Christchurch City, New Zealand
Coordinate: -43.5095390, 172.5503920